B.C.
1. Dan1038
2. Humble998
3. Lother—
4. Skiold966
5. Gram888
6. Swibdager856
7. Guthrum—
8. Hadding816
9. Frode I.761
10. Halden685
11. Roe and Helge—
12. Helge alone595
13. Rolf, or Rollo566
14. Hoder—
15. Ruric Slingeband483

Consequently Hamlet must have lived nearly four centuries before Christ. What thanks do we not owe to Saxo for his important account of Britain so many years before Cæsar! But to continue.

B.C.
16. Wiglet—
17. Guitlach—
18. Wermund352
19. Olaf I.292
20. Dan II.—
21. Hungleth—
22. Frode II.172
23. Dan III.—
24. Fridleif—
25. Frode III.—

[60]. Scandinavia, Ancient and Modern (Edinburgh Cab. Lib.), vol. i. chap. ii.

[61]. List of kings after Christ, according to Saxo:—Frode III., Hiarn, Fridleif, Frode IV., Ingel, Olaf II., Frode V., Harald I., Halfdan II., Harald II., Ungwin, Siwald I., Sigar, Siwald II., Halfdan III., Harald III., Olo (or Olof), Omund, Siward I., Bathul, Jarmeric, Broder, Siwald III., Snio, Biorn, Gormo I., Goderic, Olaf III., Hemming, Siward IV., Ringo, Ragnar Lodbrog, Siward II., Eric I., Canute I., Frode IV., Gormo II., Harald IV., Gormo III., Harald V., Sweno.

Our English Universal History, like Sunning and Torfœus, adopts these names, but incorporates three more.

According to the Langfedgatal, which is derived from Norwegian authorities, while Saxo follows the metrical songs and traditions of Denmark:—

Odin, Skiold, Fridleif I., Frode I., Havar, Frode II., Vermund, Olaf, Dan, Frode III., Fridleif II., Frode IV., Ingell (or Ingiald), Halfdan I., Helge and Roe, Rolf Krake, Eric I., Frode V., Halfdan II., Eric II., Harald, Sigurd I., Ragnar Lodbrog, Sigurd II., Harda Canute, Gormo the Aged, Harald II., Sweyn.

And thus, in about twenty different lists which we have examined, there is only diversity, or rather confusion. Those of modern date are not more uniform. Thus Mallet:—

Skiold, Fridleif I., Frode I., Fridleif II., Havar, Frode II., Wermund, Olaf I., Dan, Frode III., Halfdan I., Fridleif III., Olaf II., Frode IV., Ingel, Halfdan II., Frode V., Roe and Helge, Rolf, Ivar, Harald I., Sigurd I., Ragnar Lodbrog, Sigurd II., Harda Canute, Harald II.